Giving

The Campaign for Haverford is a $225 million affirmation of our academic excellence and historical commitment to the value of an ethical life.A $225 million affirmation of our academic excellence and historical commitment to the value of an ethical life.

Financial Aid:

Your gift sustains the College's need-blind admission policy so that a Haverford education is accessible to all academically-qualified students who are most able to benefit from and contribute to this community–regardless of their ability to pay.

Athletics:

Your gift helps foster a culture of intellectual, physical, and personal development by underwriting varsity and club teams, intramural programs, classes, and recreational activities.

Campus & Facilities:

Your gift provides funding for the maintenance, grounds- and house-keeping, upgrades, and beautification that the campus and facilities require in order to meet the living and learning needs of our community.

Student Life:

Your gift supports opportunities and resources such as Customs, Honor Council, career development, and more than 200 clubs, so that the Haverford experience is one that educates the whole student.

Greatest Need:

Your gift allows the College the greatest flexibility by providing support without restrictions. This option allows the College to determine where your gift will make the greatest impact.

Participation as a donor makes a difference—no matter how much you give:

No matter how you give, or how much, we thank you.

Honors those who have made Annual Fund or Parent Fund gifts of $1,833 or more.

The 1833 Society

Commemorating the year in which the College was founded, The 1833 Society honors Haverford's most generous Annual Fund and Parent Fund donors.

Students and young alumni may join at discounted rates and receive Leadership Circle benefits.

Lloyd Green $750 (Classes of 2005-2009)

Barclay Green $250 (Classes of 2010-2014)

Customs Circle $100 (Classes of 2015-2018)

Member benefits are inclusive of those at lower levels:

Leadership Circle $1,833–$2,499

Invitation to 1833 Society events

Special campus news updates

College Circle $2,500–$4,999

Personal greeting from a student

Sharpless Circle $5,000–$9,999

"Witness Your Impact" report

President's Circle $10,000–$24,999

“From Founders Porch” email updates from President Weiss

Book written by a faculty member or alumnus/a

Honorary Magill Library book chosen by the Librarian of the College, with your name printed on the bookplate and information about student use of the book. [Not available at higher levels.]

Sesquicentennial Circle $25,000–$49,999

Honorary Special Collections book chosen by the Librarian of the College, with your name printed on the bookplate. Includes a letter from a faculty member about use of the book in teaching and scholarship.

Founders Circle $50,000–$99,999

Sharpless Hall notecard set

Customized benefits tailored to your individual preferences

Chairman's Circle $100,000 and above

Personal thank you letter from President Weiss

The Sharpless Society

More than 3,800 devoted alumni, parents, and friends are members of The Sharpless Society.

Membership is automatic for:

anyone who has given five or more consecutive years to the Annual Fund or Parent Fund

young alumni who graduated less than five years, provided they’ve contributed every year since graduating

Recognition is noted on donor lists, and additional benefits will be announced soon.

No matter how you give, or how much, we thank you.

Honors those who give any amount to the Annual Fund or Parent Fund year in and year out.

The 1833 Society

Commemorating the year in which the College was founded, The 1833 Society honors Haverford's most generous Annual Fund and Parent Fund donors.

Member benefits are inclusive of those at lower levels:

Leadership Circle $1,833–$2,499

Invitation to 1833 Society events

Special campus news updates

College Circle $2,500–$4,999

Personal greeting from a student

Sharpless Circle $5,000–$9,999

"Witness Your Impact" report

President's Circle $10,000–$24,999

“From Founders Porch” email updates from President Weiss

Book written by a faculty member or alumnus/a

Honorary Magill Library book chosen by the Librarian of the College, with your name printed on the bookplate and information about student use of the book. [Not available at higher levels.]

Sesquicentennial Circle $25,000–$49,999

Honorary Special Collections book chosen by the Librarian of the College, with your name printed on the bookplate. Includes a letter from a faculty member about use of the book in teaching and scholarship.

Founders Circle $50,000–$99,999

Sharpless Hall notecard set

Customized benefits tailored to your individual preferences

Chairman's Circle $100,000 and above

Personal thank you letter from President Weiss

Students & Young Alumni

Students and young alumni may join at discounted rates and receive Leadership Circle benefits.

Lloyd Green $750 (Classes of 2005-2009)

Barclay Green $250 (Classes of 2010-2014)

Customs Circle $100 (Classes of 2015-2018)

The Sharpless Society

More than 3,800 devoted alumni, parents, and friends are members of The Sharpless Society.

Membership is automatic for:

anyone who has given five or more consecutive years to the Annual Fund or Parent Fund

young alumni who graduated less than five years, provided they’ve contributed every year since graduating

Recognition is noted on donor lists, and additional benefits will be announced soon.

Experiential Learning

Co-curricular programming—such as internships, community-based learning, and symposia—enriches and complements classroom, lab, and library work, allowing students to take and test what is learned out into the world.

Student researchers assist Professor Frances Rose Blase with her chemical research over the summer in the KINSC labs.

Teaching, Scholarship, and Research

Haverford’s exceptional faculty are not just teachers but mentors. Their teaching, curriculum development, advising, collaborative scholarship and research, and campus community involvement is at the core of Haverford’s excellent academic reputation.

These are just a few of the many opportunities for endowment giving. To learn about the full range of options and benefits, please contact Ann West Figueredo '84 at (610) 896-1001.

For Seniors

The Senior Class Gift supports the Annual Fund to ensure current and future Haverfordians are afforded the same opportunities that you experienced during your time on campus. The year-long campaign includes special giving incentives, fun events, and donor benefits.

For Parents

Parent Programs help you stay connected to the College and your student through special family events, volunteering, career and professional advising, and opportunities for supporting students on campus today.

Reunion Classes

The occasion of a reunion is a meaningful time to reflect on the impact Haverford has had in shaping your interests, passions, and friendships. Celebrate your reunion by contributing to your class gift and attending Alumni Weekend.

Visual and Computational Studies

Today, communicating effectively means going beyond the written word. This program will foster the visual literacy needed to convey ideas across media and encourage the use of quantitative analysis in the humanities and social sciences.

Students take video footage as part of the Interdisciplinary Documentary Media Fellowship following Assistant Professor of Chemistry Helen White and her students as they research the effects of the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.

Let Your LifeSpeak

In a world that never stands still, success belongs to those who can adapt. Your gift will transform academic enrichment at Haverford. Please make a gift to the Annual Fund or Parent Fund for academic enrichment, or contact us about ways to directly support our new initiatives.

Magill Library

The planned transformation of Magill Library will emphasize the creation of new spaces that enable students to connect with information—and each other. Magill will offer an array of new digital resources and tools while maintaining and enhancing access to our unique collection of physical artifacts.

Old Gym

A completely reimagined Old Gym will become a hub for visual culture, arts, and media, bringing cutting-edge technology together with creative new ways of learning.

Roberts Hall

An enlarged and reconfigured Roberts Hall will support the College's robust musical activity with new spaces for music learning and performance.

Sharpless Hall

Long-overdue infrastructure updates, as well as new spaces designed for collaborative learning and investigation, will create new opportunities in the fields of biology and psychology.

Let Your LifeSpeak

The time of scholarship being confined to the walls of a lecture hall is long past. Your support will enable us to create spaces that promote dynamic new ways of learning. Please make a gift to the Annual Fund or Parent Fund for campus and facilities, or contact us about ways to directly support our plans for the Library, Old Gym, Roberts Hall, and Sharpless Hall.

Our existing commitments have succeeded in making a Haverford education accessible to many worthy scholars (without placing them deeply in debt)–but without additional funds earmarked for financial aid, these successes may not be sustainable in the future.

Kyle Albagli '16

Biology major, Class of 1941 Scholar

"From taking exciting and interesting classes with great professors, to making amazing friends, I am thrilled to be part of this community. I am hopeful that I will be able to give back to Haverford throughout my life."

Marla Dominguez '14

History major, Jacob and Evelyn Katz Scholar

"Haverford has taught me that success is giving back to our community in order to enact necessary changes."

Damon Motz-Storey '16

Mathematics major, William W. Ambler 1945 Memorial Scholar

"Without my scholarship, there is no way that I could be pursuing this education in a setting that nurtures my passions and goals, and helps me to attain them. Haverford has drastically changed my life for the better."

Sydney Carson '14

Psychology major, Judith Fondiller Klein Memorial Scholar

"I am honored and grateful to be a recipient of my scholarship. Haverford has given me so much and has helped me grow in amazing ways."

Over the past 10 years, financial aid has increased 98%, with a median award of $42,200 in 2013–2014.

Includes actual and projected figures. Source: Haverford College Business Office.

Your support will bolster the funding of new, endowed scholarships that will ensure that the Haverford vision of inclusiveness and freedom from financial worry will endure for generations to come. In doing so, more funds from tuition and annual giving will be freed for other pressing needs at the College.

Let Your LifeSpeak

Our values demand that we provide access to a Haverford education to all who are academically qualified, regardless of their ability to pay. Your gift will preserve need-blind admission and reduce the debt burden on students and their families. Please make a gift to the Annual Fund or Parent Fund for financial aid, or contact us about creating an endowed scholarship fund.

The Office of Academic Resources (OAR) and Writing Center

The OAR and Writing Center offer workshops, individualized coaching sessions, and other resources to help every student enhance scholarly success.

Photo: Brad Larrison

The Chesick Scholars Program

This unique program allows a small group of exceptional first-year students from under-represented or under-resourced first-generation, backgrounds to get a head start on their transition to college life by pursuing research projects and developing intensive one-on-one relationships with faculty mentors within a supportive community of scholars.

The 2014 Chesick Scholars

The Center for Career and Professional Advising

Since its introduction in 2013, the CCPA has helped students think strategically about their post-college lives and careers through workshops, guidance on self-presentation skills, and the encouragement of enriching experiences.

Ethical Leadership

Promoting strong ethics and leadership skills has always been part of the Haverford mission, but we seek to create new programs and integrate some of the College-wide training initiatives under a common framework to make these opportunities more accessible to the student body.

Let Your LifeSpeak

Educating the intellect is simply not enough. Your gift will help ensure Haverford students develop their character while realizing their potential. Please make a gift to the Annual Fund or Parent Fund for academic enrichment or student life, or contact us about creating an endowed fund to support OAR, the Writing Center, Chesick Scholars, CCPA, and leadership programming.

Haverford's Endowment per Student Compared to Peers

FY 2013; Council for Aid to Education, Voluntary Support of Education Survey

Although the quality of our education remains competitive with many larger institutions, on a per-student basis, Haverford has less to spend than our peers. Our two-fold plan will help to ensure that our successors can lead an institution as strong as Haverford is today.

Annual Giving

Annual Giving ($35,000,000) comes to us through the Annual Fund and its subset, the Parent Fund. By providing budget-relieving support of day-to-day, semester-by-semester expenses, they allow the College to be flexible, responsive, and innovative. The Annual Fund and Parent Fund also support all of the other Campaign goals by providing necessary funding to academic enrichment and the facilities that support it, financial aid, and programs that educate the whole student.

Gifts from members of The 1833 Society make up the majority of annual gifts; however, that funding has remained relatively flat even as membership has grown. For Lives That Speak to succeed, our most generous donors must stretch to new levels of giving.

Source: Office of Annual Giving

1833 Society Membership

1833 Society Contributions as a Percent of Total Annual Giving

Sustaining the Promise

A recently-drafted long-term financial plan, vetted by the campus community and endorsed by the Board of Managers, will guide us in stewarding the financial resources entrusted to us by friends like you. We will:

Sustain Haverford’s standing as a leading liberal arts institution.

Require that annual revenue be equal to or greater than annual expense.

All of these strategic objectives will benefit from greater unrestricted support—both annual and endowed.

Let Your LifeSpeak

In an unpredictable funding landscape, it is more important than ever that Haverford maintain a strong financial footing. Your gift will help secure Haverford’s future and continued success year in and year out. Please make a gift to the Annual Fund or Parent Fund for greatest need, join The 1833 Society, or contact us about creating an endowed fund to create a perpetual legacy of support.